u/Big_Vegetable_1153

I am from Karnataka, and my cousin’s child is currently studying in an ICSE school here. Hindi is compulsory from 1st standard onwards, with no apparent option to choose another language.

In Karnataka, Hindi seems to be imposed in many ICSE schools from a very young age, even though Kannada is the state language. I am curious whether this is an ICSE wide thing or specific to Karnataka.

For those from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh or Telangana, is Hindi compulsory in your ICSE schools too, or can students choose another language?

Today I saw a guy teaching his girlfriend to ride a motorcycle on double-decker flyover. She was clearly still learning and wobbling across the lane.

Nothing wrong with learning to ride, but a busy flyover with fast-moving traffic is one of the worst places to do it. There are plenty of empty grounds and quieter roads to practice on first.

One mistake could have put both of them and everyone around them at risk.

Siddaramaiah may not be the perfect politician, but right now he is probably more popular than any other leader in Karnataka.

A big reason Congress won Karnataka was Siddaramaiah himself, along with public frustration against BJP. If DK Shivakumar had been projected as the CM face before the election, I honestly don’t think Congress would have won such a big majority.

Siddaramaiah seems like the only leader in Karnataka who has enough mass support across regions and communities to potentially build a strong regional party. But is that realistically possible at this stage of his career? Would it survive beyond him?

What do you all think?

I heard there was an accident on the double-decker flyover (near BTM) about an hour ago, something about a car toppling. Any updates?

In many videos online, I have noticed Kannadigas often end up asking others to speak Kannada when the conversation starts in Hindi.

The problem is that once it becomes a "please speak Kannada" argument, the focus shifts away from the actual point and turns into unnecessary online drama.

Instead, a better approach is simply to continue speaking Kannada when the other person starts in Hindi. Keep your language consistent without turning it into a demand or confrontation.

If you keep switching or requesting, it gets framed differently and often used against you in discussions. But if you calmly stick to Kannada in your own speech, you avoid escalation and still hold your ground.

No need to over-explain or force it. Just speak Kannada and move on.